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way. The union is imperfect in many varieties, and usually no
more tllan half thch grafts take well and live long. In all nut-trees,
the skill of tl~~~ operator is more important than the particular
method.
In regions where chestnuts grow wild, orchards are sometimes
made by grafting the sprouts or the seedlings that come up in
ckred lands.
Chicory (Cicfioriunl IIt tyhs). Comyosita.
The field crop, for tllc roots, is grown from seeds sown directly
in the drills, l-l& pounds to the acre.
As a sdd plajlt, chicory is easily raised from seeds sown where
the plants arc’ to stand. See Il’itlo0j’.
Chilopsis (Desert iYillo\v). L@jzorL,i[xclE.
Propagated by* seeds ; and 1,~ cuttings of half-ripened shoots in
I bottom heat.
Chionanthus (Fringe Trerl). O~IJCKYW.
Increased 1,~. S;CY& sox\fu in autumn or stratified till spring ; also
1,~ la>*crs and cuttings t’roi~i forc4 plants in early spring. Grafting
or l,udcling on the asll (,a~ k’rf1.rillu.s Orirua) succeeds very well.
Chionodoxa. hliucvw.
EVopagatt~d rrt~lil~. lb)- st~ls~ V;llirll are sometimes self-sown.
If sown in a fr:ltIl(: as soon as ripcb, the seeds may be expected to
germinate the followin g winter or early spring. Also increased by
l,ulbels or offsets.
Chives, or Cives (;1 Ibilc ~1 Sch(~~l~~~~~(t.s%~.~~~). Lil,incrw.
Propagated 1,~ di~;ision of the clumps. The stools should be
1)rolien up and rc~pluntrtl every few ~-cars.
Chloris. Gru 111 iIt tw.
Raised from seeds sown directl)r in the open, or started under
glass and transplantt51.
Chlorophytum. Lilicrcm.
Multiplied l,~r division of the tough root system before the
plant i,cgins new grolvt 11, or lay the suckers that naturally arise ;
also sometimes Iby seeds, when produced. Usually known to
gardeners as anthericum.
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